Books
From
Baghdad to Boardrooms– My Family’s Odyssey
'From Baghdad to Boardrooms' is an excellent
book on many levels. It took me almost no time to read,
entertaining me with countless anecdotes, some amusing,
some insightful, and some possessing both qualities at
once. more
Real
Wealth Creation
Stella Shamoon’s book ‘Real Wealth
Creation’ is a simple and clear introduction to making
the most of one’s money. more
A
Tribute to Elie Kedourie
The above title, by Sylvia Kedourie, is a
collection of essays published as a memorial for the fifth
anniversary of the untimely death in 1992 of the celebrated
Orientalist and scholar Prof. Elie Kedourie. He was Professor
of Politics, specialist in the History of the Middle East
at the London school of Economics and Political Science (LSE),
the Founder and Editor of the well-known journal Middle Eastern
Studies (1964), and the author and editor of many outstanding
books on the Middle East. more
A
Time to Be Born
During the gaonic period, Jews in Babylon
used magic bowls to protect against a child-killing demon.
Such bowls, excavated at Nippur, Mesopotamia, and dating approximately
from the sixth to the eighth centuries, were buried under
the threshold of houses for protective purposes. more
Constantine's
Sword
I am attaching a copy of a book review that
appeared in a recent issue of Time, and which you may find
of interest. more
The
Double Exodus
The most reliable estimate of the number of
Arab men, women and children who left their homes in Palestine
during 1948 was not more than 600,000. It was only the twelfth
largest movement of refugees to take place since the end of
World War II. more
Why
were the Jews permitted to live – and be persecuted -
another day?
The answer, provided in James Carroll’s
fascinating book, is St Augustine. In the year 425, shortly
after Christians slaughtered the Jews of Alexandria in the
first recorded pogrom, that influential Church further cautioned,
"Do not slay them. more
New
Shanghai
Shanghai, perched on the southern coast of
China, is known as one of the world’s largest cities.
But until recently, it was also known as one of the sleepiest,
a far cry from the laissez-faire energy of its colonial past.
more
When
the Grey Beetles Took Over Baghdad
Mona Yahia’s novel is the story of the
life of Lina, a young Jewish girl growing up during the 60’s
in Baghdad, at a time of great instability for the Jewish
community. more
'Look
Up and Dream'
"....That is the recurring theme of Robert
Rietti’s engaging reminiscences "Look Up and Dream".
Time and again he tells us of occasions in which the hand
of God seems to have been directing the affairs of man. more
The
Maqam Music Tradition of Iraq
Mr Y Kojaman has just published his new book
on Iraqi Maqam Music, a subject in which the author is a leading
authority. more
A
Rabbi Talks with Jesus
This learned author had written a detailed
"history of the Jews in Babylonia" in six volumes,
as well as many other books, including The Theology of the
Oral Torah. more
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